Monday, October 17, 2011

Monday, October 17, 2011

HOMEWORK:

1. MUG Week #5 Study Guide: Misplaced Modifiers A

2. MUG Art: Illustrate the misplaced modifier sentence you picked from Mrs. Smith's tiger bag. Use computer paper, colored pencil or markers. Make sure you write the erroneous sentence on your poster, then write your edited/corrected version somewhere on your poster.

3. Vomit, Outline, Essay due 10/24:
"A wealthy donor plans to build a new facility to improve the lives of young people (K-12) in Ipswich, and they would like your advice. Write a five-paragraph letter to the donor describing the type of facility needed and explain how it will benefit young people (K-12) in Ipswich."

As always, your typed composition should present:
  • A rock-star title
  • An introduction featuring one of our five techniques
  • Three meaty body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences
  • Many SDs (supporting details) in each body
  • A few SE's (specific examples) in each body
  • Enough transition words to glue the ideas together
  • A conclusion featuring one of our four techniques
4. Study this week's Word Attack list for Monday's quiz: CO-  COM-  COUNTRA-  COUNTER-

5. Begin working on your "I Pledge, I Will..." Exhibition project, due 11/18/11